U.S. Orders Diplomats to Leave Lebanon

9/6/2013 9:35AM

The U.S. has intercepted communications between Iran and Shiite militants in Iraq involving orders to the militia groups to attack the U.S. Embassy and other U.S. interests in Baghdad in the event of an American strike in Syria. Julian Barnes has more. Photo: AP.

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... the ... if the U S strikes Syria Iran and its allies will attack the US embassy another American interests in Baghdad that's according to an Iranian border to militants intercepted by the US ... Julian Barnes joins us right now with some breaking news on that for a chilly morning ... good morning to you ... that's right aam ... following this warning on as well as other of ... information about potential retaliation around the lower regions of the State Department this morning told us ... diplomats and non emergency personnel from ... embassy in Beirut Levanon ... also some diplomats and personnel are being told in Turkey is well ... um we have ... yet to see if ... any yet ... the exodus from the raft of that that's the kind and the sea that ... really has only the vital personnel in it anymore ... ok Gillian what was the message that the U S intercepted warning of attacks securing Baghdad ... this is from SU Latina had it could force the paramilitary wing of the ... Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps ... this is this group that to ... the U S says is responsible for terrorist attacks trouble ram the Middle East and really around the world ... of the U S interceptor communication from Seoul money to Shiite ... militant groups in Iraq are staying out worrying none of those militant groups to attack US interests of ... to attack the embassy we know it and potentially other targets as well what kind of attacks ... um ... well the oh we don't know precisely by Shiite militant groups have a long history of rocket attacks that at times proved effective against the ... embassy ... they also have bought ... a lead IED is of the suicide bombers on at ... the gates okay ... now ... other American interests in the region ... between Israel is a in the past of course when the U S invaded Iraq in the early nineties Israel ... was attacked by Saddam Hussein ... now Hezbollah is allied with ... with the regime in Syria with that with the shirt side ... could you see it ... will Hezbollah attacked Israel will Israel ... retaliate could lead the assault snowball into into a larger war in the Middle East ... um you know that he is the got a real worry ... it is a ... top concern that Hezbollah will fire rockets on either Israel or another targets ... as you mentioned Hezbollah's been fighting side by side with ... the Syrian regime in Syria ... so they could seek to make this to a wider war ... Israel is taken to tell clients that it will respond to any attacks on its territory ... ok Israel ... can protect itself what about countries like Turkey and Jordan ... well the US some months ago its output to Patriot batteries in Turkey are and ... some weeks ago it did the same in Jordan ... now that Patriot batteries can ... intercept incoming missiles that can intercept incoming aircraft ... that has invaded Dish no reinforcements to those two countries but to U S official said are they are concerned about attacks on Turkey and Jordan and that's why those